DIY Giant Clam Shell And Sunrise Seashell Tablescape

by Plum Creek Place

I was so inspired by pictures of giant clam shell candle holders on Pinterest that came from Pottery Barn that I had to try to make a copycat giant clam shell. I found one pin that was sleek and glass like and one that was very organic and coarse. There were others but these two were the most inspiring giant clam shell pins for me. I tried to combine a bit of the character from each of these lovely large clam shells and came up with THIS......
A little bit rough and a little bit sleek, a combination of the inspirational photos that I found while looking for Coastal "By The Sea" pins.

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After the last of the four coats of plaster had dried overnight I trimmed out the red saran from the inside part of the bowl with a razor. That left the plastic interior of the bowl with a good smooth edge transitioning to the plaster. The plaster edge around the lip of the bowl was shaped first with an old paring knife and then I took the bowl outside to be sanded with fine sand paper for a smooth appearance. The inside of the bowl was spray painted with Rust-Oleum Paint Plus 2X ultra cover in satin finish Heirloom White to give a nice clean sleek appearance to the inside of the bowl. The exterior got two coats of Anita's all purpose acrylic Latte (11128) Craft Paint. While the second coat of the Latte color paint was still wet I coated the paint heavily with fine grain sand from the craft store to give a coarser finish like the Pottery Barn inspiration bowl with the rough exterior. This is what it looked like after I knocked of the excess sand with a small wire brush and filled the interior with clean aquarium gravel.